What color is #B374B6?

#B374B6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B374B6?

The RGB value is 179, 116, 182: 179 red, 116 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B374B6?

The complementary color is #77B674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B374B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B374B6 color

#B374B6 rgb(179, 116, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B374B6 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 45.5% green and 71.4% blue (179, 116, 182).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#B374B6 color codes

HEX	`#B374B6`
RGB	`rgb(179, 116, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 45.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 36%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.51, 35.54, -24.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.51, 43.35, 325.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.278, 25.453, 47.407)`
Decimal	`11760822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B374B6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B374B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B374B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B374B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b374b6; }
.text { color: #b374b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b374b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 116 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b374b6, #b67498); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B374B6?: #B374B6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B374B6?: The RGB value is 179, 116, 182: 179 red, 116 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B374B6?: The complementary color is #77B674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B374B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.